NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3898, 28 August 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION^ London, August 25,

The Queen has gone to Balmoral. The Prince and Princess of Wales are taking an active interest in the Russian Jews, and have famished Mr Arnold White, Baron Hirsch's agent, with letters to the Russian Court.

The Daily News states that three millions of money is idle in the London market, for wLich no outlet can be found.

A portion of the watches stolen from the South-Eastern Railway Company's terminus have been recovered. The French Admiral entertains the British officers at a banquet tonight. The fleet returns to Cherbourg to-morrow.

In consequence of the stench arising from the corpses in the vaults of St Mary's Woolnoth (? Wallbrook), in the city, the church has been closed.

Jim Hall, the Australian pugilist, quarrelled with his manager, Davies, m a Michigan bar-room, and the latter stabbed him in the throat.

An explosion has taken place m a colliery at Caerdhilly, Glamorgan, shire. Only two were killed outright but 250 are entombed.

August 26. The miners entombed by the explosion in the mine at Caerphilly have bean rescued.

The Morning Post urges that England should join Australia in the Antarctic exploration.

Alexander" Jacques, who haa undertaken a fifty days' fast, has completed a half of that time, and appears quite strong and vigorous. The Anchor Line steamer, Utopia, which sank off Gibraltar with great loss of life in March last after collision with H.M.S. Anpon and was raised, has sailed from Gibraltar fer Glasgow, where she wiil undergo repairs. Obituary—Oko Jumbo, West African chief.

The festivities of Portsmouth concluded yesterday, with a lunch given by Admiral Gervais. Owing to the severe weather a number of British officers were for pome time weatber-bound on board the French fleet.

In consequence of its inclemency, Admiral Gervais, who had arranged to give a ball this evening, abandoned the idea, and the French fleet has left for Cherbourg. The officers are accorded a hearty send-off. Her Majesty presented Admiral Gervais with a portrait of herself. During the stormy weather a pinnace, which had been off to one of the warships, swamped at Portsmouth and four of the occupants were drowned.

FOREIGN. Pabis, August 26. Information has been received that a severe hurricane has been experienced at Senegal, a French colony in West Africa. Four vessels have been wrecked and eighteen of the crews drowned. Constantinople, August 25.

Sinister rumours are afloat respecting the de ath of Ali Said, late Turkish Minister for War. It is re ported to have been the result of a duel.

August 26.

It is reported that the Czar has proposed to Turkey that she should cede the Novi Bazar territory, lying between Serpia and Montenegro, to Russia, in lieu of arrears of the war idemnity.

Sofia, August 25.

Thirty cases of arms, and a manifesto against the Bulgarian Government, have been seized at the seaport of Bourgas, Copenhagen, August 25. Wheat is being used instead of rye in the Danish army. St. Petebsbebg, August 25.

The peasantry along the Volga have received permission to gather wild fruit and herbs in the Imperial forest.

Riotous attempts have occurred on the borders to prevent wheat being exported.

August 26

Several deaths from starvation have been reported in the Volga district, and crowds of beggars are wandering from village to village in search of food.

Ottawa, August 25.

A committee is enquiring into the charges of rendering fraudulent accounts against Mr Shultz, LieutGovernor of Manitoba,

An enquiry is to be held into the alleged corruption among Canadian Customs officials.

August 26.

Counoil engaged before the Corrupt Practices Committee on behalf of the officers of the Public Works Department admit that many of the charges against the Hon Thomas M'Greevy have been proved, but deny that the officers were aware of the corruption.